After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Zhou Hangyu glanced at Xu Musen and realized he couldn't pretend to be cool in front of him.

After leaving the restaurant, Zhou Hangyu intended to pay the bill, only to be told by the owner that Xu Musen had already settled it.

"Wasn't it agreed that I'd host today?"

"The issue with this dinner lies with me, so I should be the one to settle it. You can treat us next time."

Xu Musen shook his head.

They returned to the university dorm.

Li Rundong still harbored some hope and added Lin Daiyu's contact again, but it seemed like after a couple of exchanges, there were no more responses.

Eventually, he just sent a goodnight message.

There was no reply from the other side, so he prepared for bed feeling utterly dejected.

Xu Musen's phone kept ringing, with dorm mates reporting their heights and weights for the sizing of military training uniforms.

Soon after, another message popped up.

It was from Lin Daiyu: "Sorry, we left the dinner early, how much was the meal today? We'll transfer the money to you."

"The one who should apologize is me; I didn't expect such an incident today. Consider this meal on me."

A few seconds later, Lin Daiyu replied, "Oh really, well then... maybe I can treat you to a meal next time?"

"We're classmates, no need for formalities. I'm going to collect more data from the others now."

"Alright, I'm also organizing data, so goodnight for now."

"Goodnight."

Lin Daiyu put down her phone and for some reason, she felt a bit miffed at the other person's indifferent replies.

She looked at the screen at the several guys who, under the guise of sending their data, really just wanted to chat with her.

Suddenly, she experienced a feeling she couldn't quite articulate.

It was like the anxiety of being in love, a sensation she hadn't felt for a very, very long time.

She stared at her phone screen, pursed her lips, about to log off, when Xu Musen also sent a "Goodnight."

Sometimes girls are strange; accustomed to being continuously courted and pampered, they suddenly encounter someone who seems indifferent to them.

Yet, she found it more intriguing.

Even seeing those likely perfunctory two words of 'goodnight,' she actually started looking forward to seeing him again.

She felt a bit happier, looking at Li Rundong's name just under Xu Musen's chat window and thought that they shared a dorm room.

So she replied.

"Damn! She replied to me, with a 'goodnight.' Do I have another chance?" Li Rundong, stimulated by the alcohol, shouted excitedly.

"Right, right, I suggest you just confess, aim to get a room tomorrow."

Zhou Hangyu was also muddled from drinking, but what was most important to him was his intent to add that dark-skinned girl, yet she simply wouldn't accept his request.

Damn it, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got!

Xu Musen, on the other hand, was looking at the interval since he sent that 'Goodnight' message, then glanced at his two roommates.

It was as if he saw himself from years ago, when he was a lovestruck fool.

He chuckled and shook his head; indeed, whether from the ends of the earth or the vast seas, a lovestruck fool was on a road to nowhere.

Yao Mingyue was unusually quiet today, not sending a single message.

"Oh, right, that girl asked me to tell you something, she said have a good dream."

Zhou Hangyu spoke up.

Xu Musen's mouth twitched. He rested his head on the soft pillow; the bedsheet and comforter had been prepared by Liu Rushuang and were naturally of excellent quality.

There was also a unique scent of Yao Mingyue on them, making Xu Musen for a moment believe he was lying on the soft bed next to Yao Mingyue again.

Xu Musen patted the pillow. Even if it was a bed she had made up, the smell should have dissipated after being aired for so long, right?

Why was it still so intense? It was as if he were sleeping in Yao Mingyue's embrace.

Yeah, this latex pillow really is realistic... comfortable.

However, Xu Musen didn't notice that beneath his pillow, a small corner of lacy frill was peeking out~

The next day, all three guys in the dormitory were still dead asleep, with An Nuannuan not due to arrive until noon.

Xu Musen decided to go down for breakfast first.

"Musen bro, grab me a bowl of soy milk and a bun." Li Rundong was still too lazy to get up.

In a college dorm room, getting your roommates to bring breakfast usually meant acknowledging someone as a godfather.

"And me, I want dumplings, tell the cafeteria aunt to cook them in fives!"

"Starve."

"Come on, godfather, I'll just take a basket of soup dumplings."

"Musen bro, I want to drink spicy soup..."

Xu Musen ignored them, turned around, and went to have breakfast.

He bought breakfast for each of them as well.

Wandering the campus, he remembered that in his previous life, there had been a few shops around the cafeteria.

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Getting a campus card, a barbershop, and even a small supermarket, later a courier station was added.

Shops like these in the school can generally make some money if run well.

It's just that this particular storefront is really too small, located behind the restaurant. Unless there's a good strategy, students wouldn't bother to walk all the way here, although the warehouse in the back is quite spacious.

It was a small catering establishment and had the sign "For Rent" hung up.

The place may not be big, but starting a bubble tea shop, or one of those fried chicken stalls is viable.

Musen had enough money to lease a shopfront without any issue.

He looked down at the breakfast in his hand. College students are known as "lazy bugs" for a reason, preferring to ask dorm mates to get food rather than go out to eat themselves.

There isn't home delivery yet, and Musen thought that coming up with something similar to a door-to-door meal service at the university could have potential.

Musen memorized the phone number of the rental ad.

Anyway, there was no hurry, as he had to wait for military training.

The priority of the day was to pick up that lovable simpleton.

Noon.

Musen bought a stick of candied hawthorn and waited under the sunshade at the school gate.

Suddenly, a guy holding a huge bouquet of roses, dressed to impress, also took up a spot at the school gate.

It was obvious that he was there to meet a sweetheart or to confess his love - the odd ones out in college were those not dating.

"Dude, are you here to pick up your girlfriend?"

He looked towards Musen, who was holding a stick of candied hawthorn, and struck up a conversation.

"A female friend."

Musen replied with a smile.

"Oh, come on, what's there to be shy about admitting it? I'm planning to confess today, and by then she'll go from a female friend to a girlfriend."

The guy was clearly confident in his preparations, ready to win her over as soon as he made his move.

"But with just a stick of candied hawthorn, aren't you being a bit too casual? Girls nowadays won't fall for this sort of thing..."

The guy said with a somewhat cocky air.

Girls these days are very realistic. A stick of candied hawthorn might still work in a kindergarten, but it would be better to buy them some lipstick, makeup, or a handbag.

Unless she's from some mountainous area and hasn't seen or tasted anything, only then might she fall for it, maybe.

"Really?"

Musen glanced at the roses he had prepared, ready to "humbly" seek advice.

"Look at what I've prepared: ninety-nine roses, and I've also hidden a few gift boxes among them, with lipsticks and sunscreen I've picked for her, and a necklace. You have to be willing to invest when chasing girls."

The guy said proudly.

Musen looked at his proud face and silently drew his conclusions—another damn simp had appeared.

Giving gifts even before dating, and likely to offer his kidneys after becoming official.

"Bro, no offense, but with just that stick of candied hawthorn, she might just turn around and leave. Nowadays, girls are pretty materialistic..."

The guy seemed to feel like a savvy love guru. Musen had only one thing to say to these kinds of simps.

"Right, right, right, you're absolutely right."

At that moment, a silver Rolls-Royce, exuding grandeur, pulled up at the entrance of the university.

Hu Hai University isn't short of wealthy people, but the majority are just average folks.

So, naturally, seeing such a luxury car dropping off a student aroused envy.

Especially when it's a top-of-the-line luxury vehicle.

Musen squinted as he watched, Nuannuan had said she would be arriving soon.

Then, the car window lowered, revealing Nuannuan's stunningly adorable and dazed little face.

She squinted, not seeing the person clearly, but at the gate, there was something swaying back and forth, long and red.

Candied hawthorn!

"Tsk tsk, I've seen several luxury cars at school these past days. Don't even think about such girls, you best stay grounded..."

The guy was about to continue sharing his expertise.

But in a blink, he saw the Rolls-Royce had already pulled up to the school gate.

Behind the car window, that beautiful face struck him dumb.

"Well, my friend has arrived. I'll seek your advice on dating next time."

Musen said with a smile as he stood up and took his stick of candied hawthorn.

Approaching the car window, he saw Nuannuan's excited little expression after more than a month's separation.

The little cutie seemed even more beautiful, her clear eyes reflecting Musen's figure.

He couldn't help but smile too.

"Long time no see."

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